ANSONIA — A Milford woman was charged after police say she put feces on her estranged husband’s toothbrush and violated an order of protection.

Leslie Laing, 48, of Milford, was charged with violation of a protective order after she turned herself in on an active warrant Thursday afternoon, Ansonia police said.

Police said the warrant for Laing’s arrest was the result of an investigation into a complaint filed by Laing’s estranged husband that she had tampered with his personal property. Her estranged husband has a protective order against her from a previous domestic violence arrest, police said.

“The investigation revealed that while Laing was retrieving property from her soon-to-be ex-husband’s home she put what appeared to be feces on his toothbrush,” Ansonia police said.

Police sent a DNA sample taken from Laing to the state lab for testing along with the toothbrush. Police said the lab confirmed that Laing’s DNA matched the feces on the toothbrush.

Laing was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Derby Superior Court on Sept. 15, police said.